Writer, editor and creative, Berlin-based. Currently branded editorial manager at HIGHSNOBIETY. Previously assistant editor at INDIE Mag.
Words also in Dazed, Financial Times, Kaltblut, Shado, Exberliner.
[Assistant Editor]
The 20th anniversary issue, exploring independence in all forms. With Eartheater, Billy Idol, Isamaya Ffrench, 1Granary, and more.
Editor in Chief Kira Stachowitsch
Fashion & Creative Director Rachael Rodgers
Editorial Director Harriet Shepherd
Managing Editor Rachael Bigelow
Casting Director Oliver Ress and Julie Sinios at Crearvt
Junior Fashion Editor Lea Wilbrand
Assistant Editor Justin Kendall
Editor Irina Baconsky
Proofreading Rafaël Lemmens
Publisher Clemens & Steinmüller
Art Director Vivien Hoffman
Editorial Assistant Justin Kendall
A trip back through INDIE’s archives for a 20th anniversary cover story. Featuring founder and editor-in-chief Kira Stachowitsch’s favourite shoots from the mag’s sleazy, noughties roots and beyond, alongside conversations with @indiesleaze, William Ndatira, and Alexandra Bondi de Antoni.
With MGMT, Crystal Castles, The Horrors, Alexa Chung, Irina Lazareanu, Jethro Cave, Pete Doherty, Natalia Vodianova, Sky Ferreira, Pixie Geldof, Cynthia Nixon, Neneh Cherry, Edward Enninful, Kiko, Jared Leto, and more.
In-house editor and author of sponsored stories for a range of clients. Notable interviewees include Rosé (BLACKPINK), Kim Jones, and Glenn Martens.
[Assistant Styling]
Photography Daniella Maiorano
Styling Rachael Rodgers
Model Julia Banas at Munich Models
Make-up Leana Ardeleanu using Gucci Beauty
Hair Kosuke Ikeuchi
Casting Julie Sinios at Creartvt
Production Services United
Photography Assistant Moritz Knierim
Styling Assistants Justin Kendall & Lea Wilbrand
Online version here.
shado and KALTBLUT magazines take three of Europe’s biggest cities—London, Berlin and Amsterdam—and investigate if, and how, young people are turning to music collectives as safe spaces of political community that traditional politics fail to provide.
Online here.
A weird and wonderful back-to-back set at Draaimolen Festival saw producers Skrillex and Blawan converge, signalling an unlikely union between the mainstream and the underground. In conversation with Draaimolen’s founder, Milo van Buijtene, and ahead of Skrillex’s Berghain debut later this month, INDIE sifts through a decade of dance music history to find out what it means for techno purists and EDM addicts alike.
Online here.
[Assistant Editor]
The New Romance issue. With Akinola Davies Jr., Torbjørn Rødland, Laura and Deanna Fanning, Ana Roque, Olivia Whittick, and more.
Editor in Chief Kira Stachowitsch
Fashion & Creative Director Rachael Rodgers
Editorial Director Harriet Shepherd
Managing Editor Rachael Bigelow
Art Director Vivien Hoffman
Fashion Assistant Brian Placide
Editorial Assistant Justin Kendall
Editor Irina Baconsky
Proofreading Henry Levinson
Publisher Clemens Steinmüller
[Junior Editor]
Writing on a range of topics in music, fashion, and culture for Berlin’s English-language magazine.
Author page here.